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RFC 1035 - 3.3.2. HINFO RDATA format

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### 3.3.2. HINFO RDATA format

        +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
        /                      CPU                      /
        +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
        /                       OS                      /
        +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

where:

    CPU             A <character-string> which specifies the CPU type.

    OS              A <character-string> which specifies the operating
                    system type.

Standard values for CPU and OS can be found in [RFC-1010].

HINFO records are used to acquire general information about a host. The main use is for protocols such as FTP that can use special procedures when talking between machines or operating systems of the same type.

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RFC 1035 - 3.3.2. HINFO RDATA format